U.S. dollar mixed after jobs data

The U.S. dollar traded mixed against other major currencies on Thursday as investors were digesting the latest jobs data from the country.

In the week ending April 1, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 234,000, a decrease of 25,000 from the previous week's revised level, the U.S. Labor Department said Thursday.

The 4-week moving average was revised up by 250 from 254,250 to 254,500.

Analysts said recent jobs reports pointed to the strength of U.S. labor market.

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, was up 0.16 percent at 100.720 in late trading.

In late New York trading, the euro declined to 1.0644 dollars from 1.0656 dollars, and the British pound fell to 1.2469 dollars from 1.2474 U.S. dollars in the previous session. The Australian dollar decreased to 0.7544 U.S. dollar from 0.7580 U.S. dollar.

The U.S. dollar bought 110.86 Japanese yen, lower than 111.27 yen of the previous session. The U.S. dollar dropped to 1.0053 Swiss francs from 1.0064 Swiss francs, and it edged down to 1.3411 Canadian dollars from 1.3424 Canadian dollars. Enditem